Intel Joule compute module targets IoT apps

14 November 2016

RS Components

The Joule platform is based around a high-end compute SOM featuring Intel HD graphics capable of 4K video capture and display.

RS Components has started shipping the new Intel Joule platform, which includes compute modules and kits for developers, inventors and entrepreneurs working on innovative applications enabled by the Internet of Things (IoT).

The multipurpose Intel Joule platform is ideal for a wide variety of potential applications in computer vision, robotics, drones, industrial IoT, virtual reality, micro-servers and other uses that require high-end edge computing such as industrial safety glasses with augmented reality, social robots, and application-specific custom carrier boards, according to the company.

The Intel Joule platform is based around a high-end compute system-on-module (SOM) featuring Intel HD graphics capable of 4K video capture and display and large memory in a tiny, low-power package. The platform offers a vast software and hardware ecosystem, which provides developers with a choice of operating system and off-the-shelf libraries and sensors. This allows developers to rapidly prototype and start manufacturing quicker and at a lower cost. Based on an Intel Atom processor, the Intel Joule module provides low-cost scalability from initial concept design to high-volume production.

The software ecosystem supporting the Intel Joule module runs the open-source Reference Linux OS, which has been designed specifically with security features required by IoT applications. Other options include Ubuntu/Ubuntu Core (Snappy) or Microsoft Windows 10 IoT Core with further off-the-shelf libraries and peripherals available to help accelerate development.